Senior Economist - Adaptation - Climate Change Committee

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) is recruiting an experienced senior economist to join our climate adaptation team.

The climate adaptation team is responsible for advising on the government’s Climate Change Risk Assessment, preparing the Committee’s independent advice to inform the Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) that the government lays before Parliament.

The role holder will have responsibility for:

• Leading the CCC’s analysis into adaptation investment
• Owning the “Economy and Finance” system
• Overseeing the modelling of cost-effective adaptation
• Supporting more broadly as the lead economist in the team
• Engaging with external stakeholders on relevant topics

The adaptation team is dynamic and multi-disciplinary, with a highly supportive, friendly and motivated working culture.

Essential criteria:

• Professional qualification: postgraduate degree in economics or related subject, or undergraduate degree with experience working as a professional economist
• Quantitative analytical skills: ability to apply appropriate quantitative analytical tools and techniques, experience in quality-assuring models, including challenging input data and assumptions
• Qualitative analytical skills: experience synthesising evidence from a range of sources, ability to assess the reliability and relevance of evidence
• Written communication: experience in drafting clear, well-evidenced and engaging outputs on complex topics
• Technical skills: excellent spreadsheet skills

Desirable criteria:

• Familiarity with the Green Book: experience conducting cost-benefit analysis
• Adaptation experience: knowledgeable
• Project management skills: ability to manage high-priority modelling projects
• Knowledge relevant to the Economy and Finance system: familiarity with the UK business and financial sector in relation to sustainability topics
• Stakeholder engagement: demonstrated ability to engage with wide and diverse stakeholder groups
• Technical skills: experience in building models using programmes such as Python

Benefits:

• Salary of £62,024 - £69,006 per year
• Contribution of £17,968 towards being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%